ADEPT: Achieve, Develop and Explore Programme for Trainees: enabling trainees in Northern Ireland to lead and improve

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the development of ADEPT, a pioneering project of collaboration in developing clinical leadership training in an apprenticeship model through 1 year out of programme for postgraduate medical trainees in Northern Ireland, involving Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, the health and social care Leadership Centre and relevant host organisations.

<p>The Importance of Leadership Development in Medical Curricula: A UK Perspective (Stars are Aligning)</p>

“…Fellowships exist at national, regional and local levels across the four UK nations, are highly competitive and while still relatively novel, emerging evaluations highlight their impact on individuals, organizations and the wider health service. [46][47][48][49][50][51] Most fellowships include a funded formal "taught" component (some of which are award bearing programs such as a postgraduate certificate), an internship with one or more senior healthcare leaders, and a range of experiential learning including visits to other organizations, networking events and conference attendance. 52 Fellowships often require taking one or more years out of program however, and can negatively impact on the Fellows' return to training, with a significant mind-set adjustment required after working out of program with senior leaders in non-clinical environments, and then going back to being simply "one of many" trainees.…”

What do tomorrow’s doctors really need to know?

“…In this edition, Donaghy et al 1 present findings from a leadership fellowship in Northern Ireland and Pearson et al 2 similarly for a programme in Scotland. Both these suggest that participants (and by extension the systems involved) gained substantially from these selective, out of programme, leadership schemes.…”